Physician profile
Kaku Barkoh
NPI 1043503238
$98,224.15
in general payments reported to CMS, 2019-2025
40 companies · $12K in 2025
The $12K reported for 2025 was more than what a typical Orthopaedic Surgery of The Spine provider received nationally (typical 2025 total: $2,116).
Payments by year
General and research payments by program year, as reported to CMS.
General payments by year: 2019: $434 · 2020: $133 · 2021: $7,332 · 2022: $22K · 2023: $19K · 2024: $38K · 2025: $12K.
What the payments were for
Nature of payment as categorized by the reporting companies: meals, consulting, travel, and so on.
Education: $17K · Consulting Fee: $16K · Travel and Lodging: $15K · Food and Beverage: $11K · Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program: $8,715.
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| Payment type | Amount (2023-2025) |
|---|---|
| Education | $17,200.00 |
| Consulting Fee | $16,059.76 |
| Travel and Lodging | $15,410.70 |
| Food and Beverage | $10,800.62 |
| Compensation For Services Other Than Consulting, Including Serving As Faculty Or As A Speaker At A Venue Other Than A Continuing Education Program | $8,715.00 |
Payment-type detail covers 2023-2025; earlier years are included in totals but not broken out here.
Who reported paying
General payments only, as reported to CMS. Research payments are listed separately below. Product names cover 2023-2025.
| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | $31,677.35 | 2023-2025 | Ha Minuteman G3-R, Liberty Si |
| Abbott Laboratories | $19,735.17 | 2022-2025 | Proclaim, Eterna, Penta |
| Amplify Surgical, INC. | $15,697.28 | 2021-2022 | |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, INC | $7,180.02 | 2024-2025 | Magnetos |
| Degen Medical, INC. | $6,996.41 | 2023-2025 | Cervical Stand Alone, Cervical Stand Alone |
| Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. | $4,065.92 | 2022 | |
| Globus Medical, INC. | $2,563.28 | 2021-2024 | Hedron A, Hedron Ia, Hedron C |
| Intrinsic Therapeutics | $1,986.93 | 2022-2025 | Barricaid Acd (Annular Closure Device) |
| Medtronic, INC. | $1,688.05 | 2021-2025 | Intellis Adaptivestim, O-Arm |
| Si-Bone, INC. | $1,652.54 | 2019-2025 | |
| Stryker Corporation | $1,068.49 | 2019-2025 | Mako, Ravine Lateral Access System, Everest Spinal System |
| Aesculap Implant Systems, LLC | $916.43 | 2021 | |
| Spinal Elements, INC. | $693.15 | 2020-2025 | |
| Spineart USA INC | $590.00 | 2024 | |
| Providence Medical Technology, INC. | $577.75 | 2021-2025 |
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| Company | General payments | Years | Top products |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthofix Medical, INC. | $160.36 | 2021 | |
| Heron Therapeutics, INC. | $124.10 | 2024-2025 | Zynrelef |
| Bioventus LLC | $119.87 | 2019-2025 | Bonescalpel & Sonicone (O.R.), Xcell, Exogen Ultrasound Bone Healing System |
| Depuy Synthes Sales INC. | $111.05 | 2019-2024 | Viper |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $94.86 | 2020-2022 | |
| Carlsmed, INC. | $80.73 | 2022 | |
| Medtronic USA, INC. | $68.15 | 2019 | |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | $38.87 | 2024 | Codman Certas, Codman Hakim, Cusa Clarity |
| Horizon Therapeutics Plc | $38.39 | 2020-2021 | |
| Anika Therapeutics, INC. | $29.11 | 2021 | |
| Smith+Nephew, INC. | $27.82 | 2022 | |
| Vb Spine LLC | $24.65 | 2025 | Niagara Lateral Access System |
| Ulrich Medical USA, INC. | $24.12 | 2019 | |
| Saluda Medical Americas, INC. | $23.36 | 2025 | Evoke |
| Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated | $22.36 | 2025 | |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $19.01 | 2025 | |
| Cpm Medical Consultants, LLC | $18.54 | 2019 | |
| Surgalign Spine Technologies, INC. | $17.36 | 2021 | |
| Microport Orthopedics INC | $16.20 | 2021 | |
| Medinc of Texas | $15.74 | 2024 | |
| Misonix INC | $15.24 | 2019 | |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, INC. | $15.13 | 2023 | Magellan |
| Ctl Medical Corporation | $15.00 | 2021 | |
| Vertiflex, INC. | $13.62 | 2019 | |
| Electronic Waveform Lab, INC. | $1.74 | 2021 |
Drugs and devices associated with these payments
CMS records which products a payment was associated with, not how the money was allocated. Association is not allocation: one payment can be associated with several products, and a product listing does not mean the payment was made because of that product. Product detail covers 2023-2025.
Research and ownership
$10,500.00 in research payments reported 2019-2025. Research payments are often institution-directed and tied to clinical trials: they are reported under a clinician's name but frequently go to a hospital or research organization, and usually reflect participation in medical research.
$1,382.18 in ownership or investment interests, as reported to CMS. These are holdings a clinician or an immediate family member has in a company, not payments received.
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Source: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019-2025, as reported to CMS by drug and device makers (published June 30, 2026). Drug and device detail covers 2023-2025.